This versatile activity was inspired by my own Antarctic voyage (Lollie Garay, Oden Expedition 07) and The Amazing Race. As my students followed the journey through the Antarctic Seas on a USGS map, I realized what a great opportunity this was for them to "see" where I was in a part of the world so foreign to us
Elizabeth Eubanks PolarTREC teacher 2008 – Arctic Tundra Dynamics created this lesson to introduce her students to a wide variety of polar scientists and their research. Students will use the PolarTREC and other websites to learn about the various research projects that are going on at the poles. After students have tracked 10 polar scientists they are then
Interview with Dr. Patricia (Tish) Yager of the University of Georgia conducted by PolarTREC teacher Lollie Garay after their PolarTREC expedition on the Oden in 2007. Dr. Yager and Ms. Garay discuss science and careers in science.
Owl Research Institute Newsletter, the Roost, features PolarTREC teacher, Elizabeth Eubanks and the work she conducted in Barrow, Alaska in the summer of 2008.
The Keep America Beautiful Network News newsletter highlighted the beach clean up coordinated during the summer 2008 in Barrow, Alaska by PolarTREC teacher Elizabeth Eubanks. The "Changes in Latitudes" highlight is on Page 11.
Los Angeles Times article highlights PolarTREC teacher, Elizabeth Eubanks preparations for her PolarTREC research experience in the arctic tundra of Barrow, Alaska.
This is presentation provides an overview about sea ice in Antarctica as presented by Dr. Patricia Yager. She has slides about the daylight and seasons and related sea ice concentrations. She also has several slides about sea ice as a habitat and about the types of organisms associated with the sea ice. The main part of this presentation focuses on